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Democrats Reluctantly Support Stock Act, Scold GOP for Weakening Bill
ABC News (blog)
Democrats criticized the House version of the Stock Act, or the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act, which would ban insider trading by members of Congress, for eliminating a “political intelligence” registration requirement and dropping ...
House Republicans introduce their version of bill to ban insider trading by ...Washington Post

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New York Times

Unleashed, Democrats Hunt for 'Super PAC' Donors
New York Times
“With the folks who are newer to political giving, the system they grew up knowing is a candidate saying, 'No, I'm not interested in that.' ” But Mr. Obama's blessing may not be enough for other major Democratic donors, particularly those who disagree ...
Obama reverses course, endorses use of Super PACs in 2012 campaignPublic Radio International PRI
Obama now urges donations to super PAC backing himUSA TODAY
Obama fundraising powered by small donors, new study showsWashington Post
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SouthFloridaGayNews.com

Democratic Candidate Patrick Murphy Hopes to Usher in New Generation of ...
SouthFloridaGayNews.com
Gathering a team which comprises of Eric Johnson, 14-year chief-of-staff to US Congressman Robert Wexler, along with polishing his message and gathering endorsements from Republicans and Democrats alike, Murphy began to hit the political circuit and ...
Democrat Patrick Murphy averts primary, leaves District 22 to challenge Allen ...Palm Beach Post
Murphy to follow West and challenge him in north Palm BeachOrlando Sentinel (blog)

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Telegraph.co.uk

Obama Weighed Religious Politics in Contraceptives Decision
BusinessWeek
“Churches and other religious institutions are exempt, and no doctor would ever have to dispense contraceptives if that's at odds with his or her religious view,” Senator Patty Murray, a Washington Democrat who is Catholic, said in prepared remarks.
Obama Weighed Religious Politics Before Contraceptive DecisionSan Francisco Chronicle
Boehner vows congressional action to overturn Obama administration rule on ...Washington Post (blog)
Pressure mounts on White House over contraception decisionCBS News

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Wall Street Journal

Payroll tax talks mired in election-year politics
Chicago Tribune
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican and Democratic leaders accused each other of bad faith negotiations on Tuesday as both parties played hardball in talks to extend a tax cut for 160 million workers. Both sides agree the payroll tax cut should be ...
US payroll tax talks mired in election-year politicsReuters
Talks Stall on How to Pay for Extending Payroll Tax CutNew York Times
It's deja vu as Congress tackles payroll tax cut extension againWashington Post
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Haaretz

Conservatives vs. Liberals: More Than Politics
Huffington Post
The contest for power between Democrats and Republicans pits two antithetical value systems against each other; two conflicting concepts of freedom, liberty, fairness, right, and wrong; two mutually exclusive notions of the state, the individual, ...
Studies: Conservatives Are From Mars, Liberals Are From VenusThe Atlantic
Political ideals shared by the sexesWalton Tribune
Obama Drives Jews and Catholics to the Rightallvoices
Dallas Morning News (subscription) (blog)
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Poll finds broad support for Obama's counterterrorism policies
Washington Post
But fully 77 percent of liberal Democrats endorse the use of drones, meaning that Obama is unlikely to suffer any political consequences as a result of his policy in this election year. Support for drone strikes against suspected terrorists stays high, ...

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ABC News

Obama Girl, Joe the Plumber Sit on Sidelines of 2012 Presidential Race
ABC News
Reille Hunter's extra-marital affair, love child and sex tape with Democratic senator–turned- presidential -candidate John Edwards was one of the juiciest scandals to hit politics in the 21st century. And despite Edwards' nearly complete withdrawal ...

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Austinist

Texas Primary Delay Likely, Map Battle Continues
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
The Fort Worth Democrat is fighting to keep her district after the Republican-controlled Legislature drew a new political map that all but assures her defeat to a GOP candidate. Davis claims her district was redrawn to intentionally dilute the voting ...
Texas Primary Faces Likely Delay as the Redistricting Battle Gets MessierFox News
Redistricting "Compromise" Collapses [Politics]Austinist
Texas Unveils Proposed Redistricting MapsTexas Tribune

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Democrats on shale-fee approval: "It was very much hardball politics"
Philadelphia Inquirer
"It was very much hardball politics." Hughes would not name names. Sen. Anthony H. Williams (D., Phila.) did. Williams said Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati (R., Jefferson) met privately Monday evening with top Democrats and said that, ...


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